Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-05
PROTECTION FROM FIRE.
Provisions of the hill Which Has Re
Gently become n law.

Following Is the act for the further protection
OF property from fire and safety OF lives in the Dis
trtct OF Columbia, approved January 26th, 1887:
Bed enacted etc. That it shall be the duty OF
the owner or owners, in fee or FOR life, OF every
building constructed and used, or intended to be
used, hotel, factory, mandatory, theater,
tenement house, seminary college, academy, hos
pital, asylum, hall or place OF amusement and
OF the trustee or trustees OF every estate,
association, society," college, academy, school. hos
pital, or asylum owning or using any building fifty
feet high or upwards used for any OF the purposes
herein above mentioned, TO provide and caused to
be erected and affixed TO said building iron fire
escapes and combined stand-pipes and ladders or
either OF said appliances as may be approved and
adopted by the commissioners OF the Dlstrict OF
Columbia.
see 2 That In all hotels factories, manufactor-
les workshops schools. SentnarieS, colleges, hos
pitfalls, aSylumS, halls, or places OF amusement, or
other places mentioned In this act the Railways
and stairways shall be properly lighted when Oc-
cupied at nights and at the head and foot or each
Eight OF stairs and at the Intersection or all natl
ways with main corridors, shall be kept during the
night a red light; and one or more proper alarms
or gons,S. capable of being heard throughout the
ready Tor ns in each OF said buildings to give no.
tce TO the inmates In case OF fire; and there shall
keep posted in a conspicuous place In every
sieeping-rOom a notice descriptive OF such means
OF escape; and the building Inspector and chief
engineer OF the fire department shall have the
right TO designate the location of the said fire
capes and stand pipes in conformity with this
act, and shall grant certificates OF approval to
every person, firm corporation, trustee, and board
OF school trustees complying with the require
mentS of this act which certificates shall relieve
the party or parties the Liabilities OF fines
damages imposed by this act.
Sec. j That every person. corporation, trustee
or board OF school directors neglectng or refusing
TO comply with the requirements OF the first sec
tiOn OF this act upon receiving thirty days notice
Of the same, shall be liable to fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars, TO be collected fines are
dow by law collected: and the building inspector
and chief engineer shall cause TO be erect
ed upon said building said appliances as
In their Judgment may be necessary, and
the same shall be charged and held as a
lien against said property and collected the same
as other improvements made by the District au-
thOritieS; and in case of fire occurring In any
such building not provided with said appliances
may be required by the building inspector and
chief engineer OF the fire department., and In ac-
cOrdance with the requirements OF the first
section OF this act, The person, persons,
trustee, trustees, corporation or school d.
rectOrS who which neglected TO pro-
vide such building with said appliances as
Aforesaid shall be liable In action for damages
In OF death personal injury being caused In
consequence OF such fire breaking out in said
building; and such action may be maintained by
any person or persons now authorized by law to
sue as In other cases for injuries caused by neglect
OF duty.
Sec. 4 That all acts or parts Of acts Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.